Godfred Bright Hagan (PhD (Ghana))

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Ph.D. (Physics), University of Ghana, Legon
• M.Phil. (Physics), University of Ghana, Legon
• B.Sc. (Physics & Computer Science), University of Ghana, Legon 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Groundwater flow simulation and optimisation.
• Contaminant transport and remediation.
• Climate change/variability and its impact on groundwater resources.

PUBLICATION

• Forson, E. D., Amponsah, P. O., Hagan, G. B., & Sapah, M. S. (2022). Frequency ratio-based flood vulnerability modeling over the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40-808-022-01616-y 
• Annan, E., Amusah, D., Hagan, G. B., & Appiah, A. N. S. (2022). Isotherm and thermodynamic studies of arsenic adsorption from water using laterite. Science and Development, 6(1): 27-40. https://journals.ug.edu.gh?index.php/sdj/issue/view/169
• Hagan, G. B., Minkah, R., Yiran, G. A. B., & Dankyi, E. (2022). Assessing groundwater quality in peri-urban Accra, Ghana: Implication for drinking and irrigation purposes. Groundwater for Sustainable Development.
• Forson, E. D., Wemegah, D. D., Hagan, G. B., Appiah, D., Addo-Wuver, F., Adjovu, I., Osae, F. O., Mateso, S., Menyeh, A., & Amponsah, T. (2022). Data-driven multi-index overlay gold propectivity mapping using geophysical and remote sensing datasets. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 190 (2022) 104504  
• Hagan, G. B., & Darko, E., Stochastic analysis of the groundwater velocity field and implications for contaminant transport within the Ga East and Adentan municipalities, Ghana. Journal of African Earth Sciences (2020), doi: 10.1016/j.afrearsci.2020.103929
•  Hagan, G. B., Darko, E., Yidana, S. M., Amuzu, J. K. A., & Kakane, V. C. K. (2018). Impact of increasing abstraction on groundwater sustainability within the Ga East and Adentan Municipalities, Ghana. Science and Development, 2(2): 38-53.
• Hagan, G. B., Ofosu, F. G., Hayford, E. K., Osae, E. K., & Oduro-Afriyie, K. (2011). Heavy Metal Contamination and Physico-Chemical Assessment of the Densu Basin in Ghana. Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences, 3(4): 385-392.

MAJOR RESEARCH/PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN

1. Delineated hydrostratigraphic units and developed groundwater flow and transport models for the following municipalities within the Greater Accra Region of Ghana:

•   Adentan
•   La-Nkwantanang-Madina
•   Ga East

2. Delineated the hydrostratigraphic units for the following municipalities within the Greater Accra Region of Ghana:

•   Ga West
•   Shai Osudoku

ONGOING RESEARCH/PROJECTS
1. Characterisation of the hydraulic conductivities of the terrains within the following municipalities in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana:

•  Adentan
•  La-Nkwantanang-Madina
•  Ga East

2. Development of a robust groundwater flow model, under transient conditions for the simulation of any effects of climate change/variability for the Adentan, La-Nkwantanang-Madina, and Ga East municipalities.

3. Development of groundwater flow and transport models, under steady-state conditions for the Ga West and Shai Osudoku municipalities.

COURSES TAUGHT

PHYS105: Practical Physics I
PHYS106: Practical Physics II
PHYS143: Mechanics and Thermal Physics
PHYS144: Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS205: Practical Physics III
PHYS206: Practical Physics IV
PHYS241: Atomic Physics and Quantum Phenomena
PHYS246: Nuclear Physics I
PHYS248: Introduction to Physics of Materials
PHYS305: Practical Physics V
PHYS306: Practical Physics VI
PHYS454: Contemporary Physics